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Quantification of Lumbar Lordosis by Tactile and Non Tactile Methods: A Revisit [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Lumbar lordosis alteration results in various disabilities and common problems like low back pain, among others which severely impacts the quality of life of a person. This paper focuses on postural evaluation used to identify this alteration, which till
Anushree Rai, Zubia Veqar
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Effect of Obesity on Knee and Ankle Biomechanics during Walking
Sensors, 2021 The purpose of this retrospective study was to quantify the three-dimensional knee and ankle joint kinematics and kinetics during walking in young participants with different degrees of obesity and to identify the associated effects by stratifying the ...
Paolo Capodaglio +6 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Fascia can become rigid and assume a fibrotic pattern due to inflammatory processes. Manipulation of the fascial system (MFS), manual technique targeting connective tissues, is commonly used in clinical practice in pain management. We aimed to verify MFS
Maria Elisa Duarte França +9 more
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2022 Background This study was conducted to assess the effect of electromechanical-assisted gait training intensity on walking ability in patients over 3-month post-stroke.
Chang Seon Yu +2 more
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Cough-Anal Reflex May Be the Expression of a Pre-Programmed Postural Action
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 When coughing, an involuntary contraction of the external anal sphincter occurs, in order to prevent unwanted leakages or sagging of the pelvis muscular wall.
Paolo Cavallari +3 more
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Development and evaluation of a facile mesh-to-surface tool for customised wheelchair cushions
3D Printing in Medicine, 2023 Background Custom orthoses are becoming more commonly prescribed for upper and lower limbs. They require some form of shape-capture of the body parts they will be in contact with, which generates an STL file that designers prepare for manufacturing.
Susan Nace +3 more
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Analysis of healthy sitting behavior: Interface pressure distribution and subcutaneous tissue oxygenation [PDF]
, 2009 Pressure ulcers are a large problem in individuals who use a wheelchair for their mobility and have limited trunk stability and motor function. Because no relation between interface pressure and pressure ulcer development has been established and no ...
Geffen, Paul van +5 more
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Functional Neuroanatomy for Posture and Gait Control
Journal of Movement Disorders, 2017 Here we argue functional neuroanatomy for posture-gait control. Multi-sensory information such as somatosensory, visual and vestibular sensation act on various areas of the brain so that adaptable posture-gait control can be achieved.
K. Takakusaki
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The tongue, mandible, hyoid system
European Journal of Translational Myology, 2017 The craniocervical-mandibular system works in harmony and allows different functional tasks as the postural control of the cervical region. This system is formed by the temporomandibular joint, the masticatory muscles and ligaments connecting the ...
Giuseppe Messina
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Changes in Habitual and Active Sagittal Posture in Children and Adolescents with and without Visual Input – Implications for Diagnostic Analysis of Posture [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Poor posture in children and adolescents has a prevalence of 22-65% and is suggested to be responsible for back pain. To assess posture, photometric imaging of sagittal posture is widely used, but usually only habitual posture positions
Oliver Ludwig +4 more
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